Einstein played a significant role in recognizing the potential dangers of atomic energy. Prompted by a friend, Leo Szilard, who had become alarmed after the discovery of uranium fission, Einstein wrote a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt on Aug. 2, 1939. In the letter, he warned Roosevelt of the Germans' progress towards developing an atomic bomb and urged him to accelerate nuclear research. At the time, most American physicists doubted that an atomic bomb could be developed. As a result, on December 6,1941, the United States undertook a large scale atomic study referred to as the "Manhattan Project." Einstein was morally opposed to using atomic research against people; however he could not stand silently by while another country had sole possession of destructive powers. He was appalled when the United States dropped the atomic bomb on Japan.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Atomic Bomb World War II
Einstein played a significant role in recognizing the potential dangers of atomic energy. Prompted by a friend, Leo Szilard, who had become alarmed after the discovery of uranium fission, Einstein wrote a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt on Aug. 2, 1939. In the letter, he warned Roosevelt of the Germans' progress towards developing an atomic bomb and urged him to accelerate nuclear research. At the time, most American physicists doubted that an atomic bomb could be developed. As a result, on December 6,1941, the United States undertook a large scale atomic study referred to as the "Manhattan Project." Einstein was morally opposed to using atomic research against people; however he could not stand silently by while another country had sole possession of destructive powers. He was appalled when the United States dropped the atomic bomb on Japan.
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